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Pentagon defends electronic snooping program, changes name WASHINGTON (AFP) May 20, 2003 Pentagon officials Tuesday defended the need for a vast electronic intelligence-gathering system, and to highlight that point changed its name to "Terrorism Information Awareness." NATO may help Poland in Iraq: diplomats BRUSSELS (AFP) May 20, 2003 NATO is to agree Wednesday to a Polish request to examine support for Polish forces in Iraq, where Warsaw is to command part of a multinational force, diplomats said. WAfrica okays deployment of peacekeepers in western Ivory Coast ABIDJAN (AFP) May 20, 2003 Ghanaian President John Kufuor, who heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has okayed the deployment of regional peacekeepers in western Ivory Coast, diplomatic and military sources said Tuesday. |
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Serbia and Montenegro seeks German, NATO help on defence policy BERLIN (AFP) May 20, 2003 Serbia and Montenegro wants Germany and NATO to help it improve its defence policy, Defence Minister Boris Tadic said in Berlin Tuesday. Africa to discuss common defence policy: minister PRETORIA (AFP) May 20, 2003 African foreign ministers meeting at Sun City near Pretoria this week will discuss a common defence policy for the continent, South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said Tuesday. NATO aims at standard response to bioterror attacks WARSAW (AFP) May 20, 2003 A NATO medical committee meeting here aims to develop a standardized response to bioterror attacks, its chairman, Belgian General Roger Van Hoof, said Tuesday. US arms control officials in Pakistan for talks ISLAMABAD (AFP) May 20, 2003 A top-level United States weapons control delegation met officials in Pakistan Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. Five Marines dead after helicopter crash in Iraq: officials WASHINGTON (AFP) May 20, 2003 Four Marines were killed in Iraq when their CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in a canal near the city of Karbala and a fifth marine drowned trying to rescue them, the US Central Command confirmed Tuesday. Ex-pres Kolingba of Central African Republic reinstated as army general LIBREVILLE (AFP) May 20, 2003 Former president of the Central African Republic (CAR) Andre Kolingba, who was sentenced to death last year for his role in a failed coup, has been reinstated as an army general, a radio report said Tuesday. |
Liberian rebels vow to go all out to give peace a chance ABIDJAN (AFP) May 20, 2003 Liberian rebels fighting President Charles Taylor since 1999 on Tuesday said they would do their utmost to give peace a chance at a June 2 meeting with their foe in the Ghanaian capital Accra. Full US military ally status timely for beleagured Philippines MANILA (AFP) May 20, 2003 President George W. Bush's decision giving full US military ally status to the Philippines will boost the country's defence capabilities as it deals with increasing threats from terror and insurgent groups, analysts say. West African leaders hold talks to review Ivory Coast peace process LOME (AFP) May 20, 2003 Four African heads of state met in the Togolese capital Lome in a special session to follow up on the "harmonious implementation of reconciliation efforts" in war-scarred Ivory Coast, a statement said Tuesday. MILF warns US against helping Philippine troops in major offensive MANILA (AFP) May 20, 2003 The largest Muslim separatist force in the Philippines on Tuesday warned the United States against helping the local military in assaults against the insurgents. Russian defense minister to visit US from Tuesday MOSCOW (AFP) May 20, 2003 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov was to arrive in the United States on Tuesday from Malaysia for three days of talks with top US officials including President George W. Bush, the Interfax news agency reported. Saudi Arabia denies national guardsmen sold arms to Al-Qaeda RIYADH (AFP) May 20, 2003 Saudi Arabia's national guardsmen have not sold any arms to Al-Qaeda operatives in the kingdom, Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said Tuesday, denying a US newspaper report. |
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